Well The 3 Stooges are in trouble… sorta their thing right. The new movie opened last weekend and the Catholic League is angry, claiming the movie mocks Nuns. I don’t know Catholic Church, I think you’ve got more things to worry about then a Three Stooges movie.
I went to see it by the way. A big fan of The 3 Stooges, I was concerned they wouldn’t capture the essence of Moe, Larry & Curly in the movie. But they did! The parts were really well done, and the movie was funny, go see it! I'm not the only one either, reviews are out and it’s a hit. First weekend out it was number 2 behind The Hunger Games. Not too shabby! Yep, audiences everywhere love seeing all that classic hitting, slapping & hair pulling. It's like a movie version of the NHL Playoffs!
Moving on, Pope Benedict turned 85 this past Monday. Question, they name the Popes right? (his real name is Joseph Ratzinger) Well, get this, Monday was also official “Eggs Benedict Day”…Perhaps those Vatican officials need a lesson in creativity. Not sayin’ I’m just sayin’. I wonder how close we got to having a Pope Pop Tart… Or, should I say Pope Earth… Yes, today is Earth Day kids! Hope you did something to recognize.
And finally, word came down this week, alongside a jail in Quebec, the Kingston Penitentiary is going to be shut down. Officials say this will happen inside the next 3 years. I hear other jails are now drawing straws to see who gets stuck with Paul Bernardo…."Damn, short straw....Um, anyone up for best 2 outta 3?!"
-Gilmore
--Oh P.S. Remember, it's always worth taking a look through your old junk from time to time. Although issued as a June edition, this past Wednesday in 1938 'Action Comics #1' starring Superman debuted. An original copy of the comic is now worth 1.5 million dollars…Even the cheque DC Comics wrote to acquire the rights to Superman is worth serious cash. Written to Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster for $412, the cheque sold at auction for $160,000.....Who knows what some of your crap might be worth!
P.S.S.-- Suck it Canucks Fans!! Ha!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
These Are The Things I Think About -- Apr10th-15th
Let’s start with a question plaguing humanity for some 23 years. We now know where the Simpsons live! We all know their hometown is Springfield, but what Springfield, what state? Creator Matt Groening has settled it. Oregon. The Simpsons live in Springfield, Oregon. Still a made up place so don’t send your letters. Instead send them to me…Don’t forget to include cash!
From my only in Germany file, an chocolate egg hunt had to be cancelled there on Easter Sunday. Why? Because kids found a rusty, yet fully functioning WWII bazooka under some leaves…Yikes! Don’t know about you, but there’d be lots of chocolate in my pants if I found a functioning Bazooka during an Easter egg hunt… :-P
Moving on, a new study out confirms those who work in the customer service industry can get super stressed out by being forced to smile at customers and act friendly to people all day long. Stressed out, by being nice to people; Government office staff must be the most unstressed people around!
Finally, The ‘World’s Fattest Man’ is ready to lose weight. Oh, good for you ‘World’s Fattest Man'....Weighing 812 pounds, he says finding out he was the fattest man in the world was his wake-up call. Really?!, that’s what it took?….Not being able to walk, heart wrenching chest pains, wearing a tarp for a T-shirt, that didn’t do it?
-Gilmore
--Oh P.S. This past Friday was Friday the 13th. If you are one to be worried about bad luck, keep this in mind. A new study says roads are safer on Friday the 13ths then on other Fridays…Interesting. Gotta wonder if it’s cause all the bad luck worriers stay home on Friday the 13ths.
P.S.S.-- NHL Playoffs started this week. Check out my playoff predictions HERE
From my only in Germany file, an chocolate egg hunt had to be cancelled there on Easter Sunday. Why? Because kids found a rusty, yet fully functioning WWII bazooka under some leaves…Yikes! Don’t know about you, but there’d be lots of chocolate in my pants if I found a functioning Bazooka during an Easter egg hunt… :-P
Moving on, a new study out confirms those who work in the customer service industry can get super stressed out by being forced to smile at customers and act friendly to people all day long. Stressed out, by being nice to people; Government office staff must be the most unstressed people around!
Finally, The ‘World’s Fattest Man’ is ready to lose weight. Oh, good for you ‘World’s Fattest Man'....Weighing 812 pounds, he says finding out he was the fattest man in the world was his wake-up call. Really?!, that’s what it took?….Not being able to walk, heart wrenching chest pains, wearing a tarp for a T-shirt, that didn’t do it?
-Gilmore
--Oh P.S. This past Friday was Friday the 13th. If you are one to be worried about bad luck, keep this in mind. A new study says roads are safer on Friday the 13ths then on other Fridays…Interesting. Gotta wonder if it’s cause all the bad luck worriers stay home on Friday the 13ths.
P.S.S.-- NHL Playoffs started this week. Check out my playoff predictions HERE
Monday, April 9, 2012
These Are The Things I Think About -- April2nd-9th
Happy Easter Monday to all! And also keep in mind, today is the 95th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Huge event in Canadian History. If you are absolutely clueless and know nothing of what this is all about, please, take your head outta you’re a$$ and read a book. This one’s important…
OK, moving on. Starting with TV, rumour is Kirsten Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis could be leaving Saturday Night Live after this season. You know what this means, starting next year everyone will talk about how great the show was back when they were on it and how it sucks now. Come on we do it with every era of SNL. Show's always been funny, always will be, end of story.
More in entertainment, Jessica Simpson has been offered a 3 million dollar deal to become the new spokesperson for Weight Watchers. Personally, I hope she’s considering it. Let’s face it, she’s gotta pay her pregnancy grocery bill somehow. Have you seen her lately?…The girl’s a Whale!
Cool news from late night TV. David Letterman and Craig Ferguson renewed their deals with CBS. Both will continue until 2014. Plus, by doing so Dave will break Johnny Carson’s 30-year record of hosting a late night talk show. Very Cool. Dave is also, deservedly, the highest paid of all late night hosts.
In sports, NHL playoffs start Wednesday!! Also, this past Thursday was opening day in Major League Baseball. Get this one, true fact, Major League Baseball teams will go through 850 thousand balls this year...Yeah, just shy of the personal goal set out by Paris Hilton*.
Finally, in music, sons of Paul McCartney, George Harrison & John Lennon are interested in forming a “next generation” Beatles band. Ringo’s kids seem to be the least interested…. As am I. Admittedly, I’m not a big Beatles fan, maybe I’m missing something in all this, but why? I say just let it be. Seriously, no Beatle-y pun intended either.
-Gilmore
--Oh P.S. Little extra is from an interesting story I caught last week. A guy at a garage sale in Las Vegas bought a weird painting for 5 bucks. Turns out this painting was done by Andy Warhol. It’s a one of a kind, done back when Warhol was a kid. 10 or 11 years old. The painting is signed, and the new owner has discovered its worth an estimated 2 million dollars. What a find! But I makes me wonder, how many other people looked at that painting that day? Who else over looked it? Or, would the guy have bought it if they wanted say 10-15 bucks instead of 5?…With spring garage sales coming up make sure you give those random photos, paintings and velvet Elvis’ a second look. Who knows were the next 2 million dollar item is sitting.
P.S.S.-- * Had to take that one to facebook. In doing a survey of who the skankiest lady out there is, Josh Hoffman, fellow radio guy at work, (read about Josh HERE) took the win with Paris Hilton….Oh Paris, you’re not even in the news much anymore and still considered top skank. Good for you!
OK, moving on. Starting with TV, rumour is Kirsten Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis could be leaving Saturday Night Live after this season. You know what this means, starting next year everyone will talk about how great the show was back when they were on it and how it sucks now. Come on we do it with every era of SNL. Show's always been funny, always will be, end of story.
More in entertainment, Jessica Simpson has been offered a 3 million dollar deal to become the new spokesperson for Weight Watchers. Personally, I hope she’s considering it. Let’s face it, she’s gotta pay her pregnancy grocery bill somehow. Have you seen her lately?…The girl’s a Whale!
Cool news from late night TV. David Letterman and Craig Ferguson renewed their deals with CBS. Both will continue until 2014. Plus, by doing so Dave will break Johnny Carson’s 30-year record of hosting a late night talk show. Very Cool. Dave is also, deservedly, the highest paid of all late night hosts.
In sports, NHL playoffs start Wednesday!! Also, this past Thursday was opening day in Major League Baseball. Get this one, true fact, Major League Baseball teams will go through 850 thousand balls this year...Yeah, just shy of the personal goal set out by Paris Hilton*.
Finally, in music, sons of Paul McCartney, George Harrison & John Lennon are interested in forming a “next generation” Beatles band. Ringo’s kids seem to be the least interested…. As am I. Admittedly, I’m not a big Beatles fan, maybe I’m missing something in all this, but why? I say just let it be. Seriously, no Beatle-y pun intended either.
-Gilmore
--Oh P.S. Little extra is from an interesting story I caught last week. A guy at a garage sale in Las Vegas bought a weird painting for 5 bucks. Turns out this painting was done by Andy Warhol. It’s a one of a kind, done back when Warhol was a kid. 10 or 11 years old. The painting is signed, and the new owner has discovered its worth an estimated 2 million dollars. What a find! But I makes me wonder, how many other people looked at that painting that day? Who else over looked it? Or, would the guy have bought it if they wanted say 10-15 bucks instead of 5?…With spring garage sales coming up make sure you give those random photos, paintings and velvet Elvis’ a second look. Who knows were the next 2 million dollar item is sitting.
P.S.S.-- * Had to take that one to facebook. In doing a survey of who the skankiest lady out there is, Josh Hoffman, fellow radio guy at work, (read about Josh HERE) took the win with Paris Hilton….Oh Paris, you’re not even in the news much anymore and still considered top skank. Good for you!
Monday, April 2, 2012
These Are The Things I Think About -- Mar26th-April1st
Well the week started with unique news, word came down Canadian born movie director (hometown of Kapuskasing by the way) James Cameron dove to the deepest place on Earth in the Pacific Ocean. He even tweeted about it messaging he was is the first person in history to solo dive that far down….OK, that’s kinda cool, but it was a little much when he went to the front of his sub and screamed I’m King of the Sea….
Anybody?.. Alright, how about this one….Let me get this straight, technology these days is so advanced James Cameron can tweet updates from the bottom of the earth!… But I can't get 2 green lights in a row...something ain’t right..something ain’t right.
Anywho, moving on...In music, Gene Simmons of KISS called out The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame saying it’s a joke for never inducting the band. He added the group should just by the Hall of Fame and fire everybody…. Hmmm, Perhaps that attitude is why you aren’t in it Gene…. Besides, KISS sucks; Rush not being in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, that’s what makes it a joke!
Octomom has been in the news…Who cares, nobody….let's hope her 15 minutes are over…Please, let them be over.
Elsewhere, a Lady Gaga impersonator was arrested for a impaired driving recently…Yeah, I’d be drowning my sorrows too if I woke up and realized I was a Lady Gaga impersonator.. just sayin’
Finally, former US vice president Dick Cheney underwent a heart transplant last weekend. A long time coming, he waited 20 months for a donor. Wait!, what? Dick Cheney had a heart?!….This is shocking news indeed…
And your useless fact for the week. 126 years ago this past Thursday ‘Coca-Cola’ was invented. Are you a Coke or Pepsi drinker? …Get your say in on The Gilmore Fan Page…Or drop me a comment below..
-Gilmore
--Oh P.S. April Fools Day just passed (Sunday)… This was a great one:
Ha, well played WestJet!
--P.S.S. Better yet, 2 notable guys had birthdays on Saturday. Actor Christopher Walken turned 69. AC/DC guitarist turned 57. Happy B-day gents… Here’s a little sample for ya:
Mr. Walken:
Mr. Young:
Anybody?.. Alright, how about this one….Let me get this straight, technology these days is so advanced James Cameron can tweet updates from the bottom of the earth!… But I can't get 2 green lights in a row...something ain’t right..something ain’t right.
Anywho, moving on...In music, Gene Simmons of KISS called out The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame saying it’s a joke for never inducting the band. He added the group should just by the Hall of Fame and fire everybody…. Hmmm, Perhaps that attitude is why you aren’t in it Gene…. Besides, KISS sucks; Rush not being in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, that’s what makes it a joke!
Octomom has been in the news…Who cares, nobody….let's hope her 15 minutes are over…Please, let them be over.
Elsewhere, a Lady Gaga impersonator was arrested for a impaired driving recently…Yeah, I’d be drowning my sorrows too if I woke up and realized I was a Lady Gaga impersonator.. just sayin’
Finally, former US vice president Dick Cheney underwent a heart transplant last weekend. A long time coming, he waited 20 months for a donor. Wait!, what? Dick Cheney had a heart?!….This is shocking news indeed…
And your useless fact for the week. 126 years ago this past Thursday ‘Coca-Cola’ was invented. Are you a Coke or Pepsi drinker? …Get your say in on The Gilmore Fan Page…Or drop me a comment below..
-Gilmore
--Oh P.S. April Fools Day just passed (Sunday)… This was a great one:
Ha, well played WestJet!
--P.S.S. Better yet, 2 notable guys had birthdays on Saturday. Actor Christopher Walken turned 69. AC/DC guitarist turned 57. Happy B-day gents… Here’s a little sample for ya:
Mr. Walken:
Mr. Young:
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